scholarly journals Beta-functions in Yang-Mills theory from non-critical string theory

2000 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 289-302
Author(s):  
Kazuo Ghoroku
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2007 ◽  
Vol 22 (13) ◽  
pp. 915-930 ◽  
Author(s):  
IAN SWANSON

Marginal β deformations of [Formula: see text] super-Yang–Mills theory are known to correspond to a certain class of deformations of the S5 background subspace of type IIB string theory in AdS5×S5. An analogous set of deformations of the AdS5 subspace is reviewed here. String energy spectra computed in the near-pp-wave limit of these backgrounds match predictions encoded by discrete, asymptotic Bethe equations, suggesting that the twisted string theory is classically integrable in this regime. These Bethe equations can be derived algorithmically by relying on the existence of Lax representations, and on the Riemann–Hilbert interpretation of the thermodynamic Bethe ansatz. This letter is a review of a seminar given at the Institute for Advanced Study, based on research completed in collaboration with McLoughlin.


2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Joonho Kim ◽  
Seok Kim ◽  
Kimyeong Lee

Abstract We explore 6d (1, 0) superconformal field theories with SU(3) and SU(2) gauge symmetries which cascade after Higgsing to the E-string theory on a single M5 near an E8 wall. Specifically, we study the 2d $$ \mathcal{N} $$ N = (0, 4) gauge theories which describe self-dual strings of these 6d theories. The self-dual strings can be also viewed as instanton string solitons of 6d Yang-Mills theories. We find the 2d anomaly-free gauge theories for self-dual strings, amending the naive ADHM gauge theories which are anomalous, and calculate their elliptic genera. While these 2d theories respect the flavor symmetry of each 6d SCFT only partially, their elliptic genera manifest the symmetry fully as these functions as BPS index are invariant in strongly coupled IR limit. Our consistent 2d (0, 4) gauge theories also provide new insights on the non-linear sigma models for the instanton strings, providing novel UV completions of the small instanton singularities. Finally, we construct new 2d quiver gauge theories for the self-dual strings in 6d E-string theory for multiple M5-branes probing the E8 wall, and find their fully refined elliptic genera.


1995 ◽  
Vol 434 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 139-178 ◽  
Author(s):  
O. Ganor ◽  
J. Sonnenschein ◽  
S. Yankielowicz

2000 ◽  
Vol 88 (1-3) ◽  
pp. 142-151 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Billò ◽  
M. Caselle ◽  
A. D'Adda ◽  
P. Provero

2003 ◽  
Vol 18 (26) ◽  
pp. 4889-4931 ◽  
Author(s):  
MATTHIAS IHL ◽  
SEBASTIAN UHLMANN

The Seiberg–Witten limit of fermionic N = 2 string theory with nonvanishing B-field is governed by noncommutative self-dual Yang–Mills theory (ncSDYM) in 2+2 dimensions. Conversely, the self-duality equations are contained in the equation of motion of N = 2 string field theory in a B-field background. Therefore finding solutions to noncommutative self-dual Yang–Mills theory on ℝ2,2 might help to improve our understanding of nonperturbative properties of string (field) theory. In this paper, we construct nonlinear soliton-like and multi-plane wave solutions of the ncSDYM equations corresponding to certain D-brane configurations by employing a solution generating technique, an extension of the so-called dressing approach. The underlying Lax pair is discussed in two different gauges, the unitary and the Hermitian gauge. Several examples and applications for both situations are considered, including Abelian solutions constructed from GMS-like projectors, noncommutative U(2) soliton-like configurations and interacting plane waves. We display a correspondence to earlier work on string field theory and argue that the solutions found here can serve as a guideline in the search for nonperturbative solutions of nonpolynomial string field theory.


2016 ◽  
Vol 25 (12) ◽  
pp. 1644003 ◽  
Author(s):  
Philip D. Mannheim

We revisit Weyl’s metrication (geometrization) of electromagnetism. We show that by making Weyl’s proposed geometric connection be pure imaginary, not only are we able to metricate electromagnetism, an underlying local conformal invariance makes the geometry be strictly Riemannian and prevents observational gravity from being complex. Via torsion, we achieve an analogous metrication for axial-vector fields. We generalize our procedure to Yang–Mills theories, and achieve a metrication of all the fundamental forces. Only in the gravity sector does our approach differ from the standard picture of fundamental forces, with our approach requiring that standard Einstein gravity be replaced by conformal gravity. We show that quantum conformal gravity is a consistent and unitary quantum gravitational theory, one that, unlike string theory, only requires four spacetime dimensions.


1993 ◽  
Vol 08 (23) ◽  
pp. 2223-2235 ◽  
Author(s):  
STEPHEN G. NACULICH ◽  
HAROLD A. RIGGS ◽  
HOWARD J. SCHNITZER

We show that two-dimensional SO (N) and Sp (N) Yang-Mills theories without fermions can be interpreted as closed string theories. The terms in the 1/N expansion of the partition function on an orientable or nonorientable manifold ℳ can be associated with maps from a string worldsheet onto ℳ. These maps are unbranched and branched covers of ℳ with an arbitrary number of infinitesimal worldsheet cross-caps mapped to points in ℳ. These string theories differ from SU (N) Yang-Mills string theory in that they involve odd powers of 1/N and require both orientable and nonorientable worldsheets.


2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 (11) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mark Van Raamsdonk ◽  
Chris Waddell

Abstract We study solutions of type IIB string theory dual to $$ \mathcal{N} $$ N = 4 supersymmetric Yang-Mills theory on half of ℝ3,1 coupled to holographic three-dimensional superconformal field theories (SCFTs) at the edge of this half-space. The dual geometries are asymptotically AdS5×S5 with boundary geometry ℝ2,1×ℝ+, with a geometrical end-of-the-world (ETW) brane cutting off the other half of the asymptotic region of the would-be Poincaré AdS5×S5. We show that by choosing the 3D SCFT appropriately, this ETW brane can be pushed arbitrarily far towards the missing asymptotic region, recovering the “missing” half of Poincaré AdS5×S5. We also show that there are 3D SCFTs whose dual includes a wedge of Poincaré AdS5×S5 with an angle arbitrarily close to π, with geometrical ETW branes on either side.


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